Monday, February 14, 2011

Pushing the limits

If you have been following my blog and my work, you would have noticed that I have a big fascination for patterns and textures. The patterns on my work can get detailed but I felt I could push my slip decorating skills further. I always wanted to try the hanna patterns applied to the hands of the Indian bride.

I started with this platter for which I made a floral pattern inspired by Arabic henna designs. I love the flow of the pattern with the shape of the platter.I got great feedback on facebook with that platter and wondered, "Can I push myself further?"So, I took a slab of clay (16x12 inches), put some lines on it as general placement of my pattern and went to town with it. I spent my entire Sunday doing this, so it did take me forever.I will make a textured mat with this, so I can redo this pattern on other pieces of my work. I still have to figure out how that is going to work.This might be moving my work in a new direction and hope it is a good one.

You are incredibly talented , Vicky! You must be wondering who this person is! This is Rama Muthukrishnan from Kuwait. Extremely glad to know and visit your Creative with Clay blog and get to know your creative and artistic talents.